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Below is a table of the Waste Management shares outstanding history going back to 2/11/2010:
Also see: WM Market Cap History WM YTD Return |
As of 4/24/2026 Waste Management has 401.58 million WM shares outstanding. Investors often track the WM shares outstanding history to compare shareholder return trends against the change in share count over time.
This page shows WM share count trends over time, with 66 historical shares outstanding datapoints presented, dating back to 2/11/2010.

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Below is a table of the Waste Management shares outstanding history going back to 2/11/2010:
Also see: WM Market Cap History WM YTD Return |
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Waste Management Historical Shares Outstanding: -1.16% CAGR
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| About Waste Management, Inc. (DE) |
| Waste Management, Inc. is a holding company. Co. is a provider of environmental solutions. Co., through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. Co. evaluates its Collection and Disposal businesses primarily through two geographic segments: East Tier and West Tier. Its East Tier primarily consists of geographic areas located in the Eastern U.S., the Great Lakes region and substantially all of Canada. West Tier includes geographic areas located in the Western U.S., including the upper Midwest region, and British Columbia, Canada. We show 66 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of WM's shares outstanding history. Understanding the changing numbers of Waste Management shares outstanding — and comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like Waste Management versus peers — is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies. Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history. With this page we aim to empower investors researching Waste Management by allowing them to research Waste Management shares outstanding history as well as any other stock in our coverage universe. |
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